shirt

noun

ˈshərt 

1

: a garment for the upper part of the body: such as

a

: a cloth garment usually having a collar, sleeves, a front opening, and a tail long enough to be tucked inside trousers or a skirt

b

: undershirt

2

: all or a large part of one's money or resources

lost his shirt on that business deal

shirtless

ˈshərt-ləs 

adjective

Examples of shirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Golden, in a white shirt and orange tie, walked out of a nearly empty stadium after leading the worst loss in Hurricanes history, a 58-0 home humiliation against Clemson. —Matt Baker, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024

In 2018, Carter and his wife, then 93 and 90, rolled up the sleeves of their work shirts and helped a few fortunate souls in Mishawaka and South Bend, Indiana, put a roof over their heads. —Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024

Savchenko, 41, meanwhile, paired a black turtleneck shirt with a black jacket and black pants. —Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024

The shirt sponsorship announcement in August saw Colwill make another visit to Sholing to promote it. —Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English shirte, from Old English scyrte; akin to Old Norse skyrta shirt, Old English scort short

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing shirt

• aloha shirt
• bloody shirt
• body shirt
• bush shirt
• camp shirt
• dress shirt
• give (someone) the shirt off one's back
• hair shirt
• Hawaiian shirt
• henley shirt
• keep your shirt on
• lose one's shirt
• lumberjack shirt
• muscle shirt
• polo shirt
• put one's shirt on
• ringer T-shirt
• shirt jacket
• sport shirt
• sports shirt
• stuffed shirt
• tee shirt
• T-shirt

Kids Definition

shirt

noun

ˈshərt 

1

: a garment for the upper part of the body usually with a collar, sleeves, a front opening, and a tail long enough to be tucked inside pants or a skirt

2

: undershirt